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Title: THE STRAWBERRY ROOTWORM, A PEST OF AZALEAS IN NURSERY PRODUCTION

Author
item Boyd Jr, David
item HESSELEIN, CHARLES - AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Submitted to: The Azalean
Publication Type: Trade Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/10/2005
Publication Date: 6/1/2005
Citation: Boyd Jr, D.W., Hesselein, C.P. 2005. The strawberry rootworm, a pest of azaleas in nursery production. The Azalean. 28-29.

Interpretive Summary: n/a trade journal

Technical Abstract: The strawberry rootworm, Paria fragariae, is a pest of azaleas in production nurseries. Damage from the adult results in holes in the leaves which are unsightly. Current control methods include spraying the foliage to control adults with chlorpyrifos and carbaryl and drenching the pots to control larvae with acephate and bifenthrin.